“There was no initial adjustment period but the organization, the guys and everybody has been great. I felt comfortable pretty quickly. Coming in I just wanted to continue to play the way I played and bring some energy. So far it’s working.”

(On the pressure of being captain of a former team and being part of a captain for captain trade)

“Coming in here I think that was a big thing I was concentrating on; I’m not trying to replace Marty [St. Louis], what he’s done for this team, what he’s done for this organization…”